Helen Helbert, 86,
retired teacher

Helen Marguerite Helbert, 86, of Ashland, died Tuesday June 13, 2006, at Samaritan Regional Health System.
She was born July 17, 1919, in Richland County, the daughter of Earl F. and Nora E. Blust Markley.
Mrs. Helbert lived all her life in Ashland, where she was a homemaker and alumni of Ashland College. She was also a school teacher at Chester Elementary School for the Northwestern school district.
She was a member of King Road Alliance Church and past member of the Synagogue Church of God where she was a Sunday school teacher.
She was a member of the Ohio Retired Teachers Association, a past member of the Ohio Education Association and a past member of the National Education Association.
She was an avid reader and most enjoyed spending time with her family.
On Sept. 16, 1939, she married her husband, Charles R. Helbert, who preceded her in death in 1992. Survivors include two sons and daughter in-law: Benton and Jeannie Helbert of Jeromesville and Philip Helbert of Jeromesville; four daughters and sons in-law: Laura Ellen and Karl Luhring of West Salem, Kathryn Ann and Don Heerkens of Pittsburgh, N.Y., Sharon and Gary Bender of Salunga, Pa., and Rebecca and Gary Helbert-Peterson of Huron. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; and two sisters, Josephine Helbert of Mifflin and Ruth Gean White of Ashland.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charles R. Helbert; sister, Maxine Lepp; and two brothers, Jack Markley and Donald Markley.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 17, 2006, at Heyl Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Vermillion Cemetery in Hayesville. Friends may visit with the family 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 16, 2006, at the funeral home and also one hour before the service Saturday. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to King Road Alliance Church, 1425 King Road, Ashland, Ohio 44805. (T-G 06/15/06)